The Detroit Lions’ offensive line improvement this year has been noticeable, but probably not as significant as hoped or expected. The addition of Frank Ragnow has been promising, and the Lions finally have a running game that isn’t ranked towards the bottom of the league in every statistical category. Last week was the perfect example of how the Lions are now capable of putting games away with their running game, as they average 4.2 yards per carry (t-18th) and 103.0 rushing yards per game (23rd).
But one metric suggests that one of the bigger changes the Lions made to the offensive line—adding Jeff Davidson to the coaching staff—is a move that could potentially backfire.